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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Entity Compliance Guide
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Small Entity Compliance Guide.
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SUMMARY: This document is issued under the joint authority of the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the
Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with
Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121). It consists of a summary of rules appearing
in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-07 which amend the FAR. An
asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility
analysis has been prepared in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 604. Interested
parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by
referring to FAC 2001-07 which precedes this document. These documents
are also available via the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.arnet.gov/far.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Duarte, FAR Secretariat, (202)
501-4225. For clarification of content, contact the analyst whose name
appears in the table below.
List of Rules in FAC 2001-07
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Item Subject FAR case Analyst
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I........................................ Preference for Performance-Based 2000-307 Wise.
Contracting.
II....................................... Revisions to Balance Of Payments 1999-616 Davis.
Program.
III...................................... European Union Trade Sanctions... 2001-002 Davis.
IV....................................... Technical Amendments.............
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Item I--Preference for Performance-Based Contracting (FAR Case
2000-307)
This final rule converts the interim rule published as Item I of
FAC 97-25 at 66 FR 22082, May 2, 2001, to a final rule with an
amendment at FAR 7.105. The rule implements Section 821 of the Floyd D.
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L.
106-398). The rule affects contracting officers that buy services by
explicitly establishing a preference for performance-based contracts or
task orders. Guidance for performance-based contracting is available at
the following websites:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.arnet.gov/Library/OFPP/BestPractices/,
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/pbsc/index.html, or
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/content/pubs__content.jsp?
contentOID=119969& contentType=1008&PMVP=1.
Item II--Revisions to Balance of Payments Program (FAR Case 1999-
616)
This final rule amends the FAR by removing Subpart 25.3, Balance of
Payments Program, and making conforming changes to FAR Parts 13, 25,
and 52. This revision will reduce administrative burdens on both the
Government and the public. The FAR no longer requires contracting
officers to use balance of payments procedures to evaluate foreign
offers when acquiring supplies for use outside the United States that
are valued at more than $100,000, but not more than $186,000, or when
awarding a construction contract to be performed outside the United
States and valued at less than $6,909,500. However, the Balance of
Payments Program will be continued in the Department of Defense, and a
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement rule is being
processed for this purpose.
Item III--European Union Trade Sanctions (FAR Case 2001-002)
This final rule revises FAR 25.1103(c)(2)(i) to specifically
exclude solicitations issued and contracts awarded by DoD from the
clause prescription for the use of FAR clauses 52.225-15, Sanctioned
European Union Country End Products, and 52.225-16, Sanctioned European
Union Country Services. This rule is a clarification of existing
policy. DoD contracting officers must ensure that the clauses
implementing European Union trade sanctions are not included in DoD
solicitations and contracts.
Item IV--Technical Amendments
These amendments update sections and make editorial changes at FAR
12.301, 52.214-20, and 52.244-2.
Dated: April 23, 2002.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 02-10373 Filed 4-29-02; 8:45 am]
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